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The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain. [a] Of this new state, the historian Simon Schama said:
4 January – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. [2] 5 January – The first episode of the radio serial drama Mrs Dale's Diary is broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. 12 January – The London Co-operative Society opens Britain's first supermarket, in Manor Park, London. [3]
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Not so funny now. History also has a way of roughing out the edges of unsavory characters. Roman Emperor Caligula gave his horse a job as Roman Counsel, most likely as a joke. Funny stuff.
Child's ration book. 1 January – World War II: Britain calls up 2,000,000 19- to 27-year-olds for military service. 3 January – Unity Mitford, daughter of David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and fervent admirer of Adolf Hitler, having attempted suicide, returns to England from Germany (via Switzerland); she is carried down the gangplank of the cross-channel ferry at Folkestone on a ...
When I was in school, history was one of my favorite subjects. I loved learning about entitled kings, the domestic lives of ancient civilizations, and how people used to smuggle books like they ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
19 July – United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority established by the Atomic Energy Act "to produce, use and dispose of atomic energy and carry out research into any matters therewith". [19] 3 August – No. 1321 Flight RAF formed at RAF Wittering to bring the Blue Danube (nuclear weapon) into service with Vickers Valiant aircraft.